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Man dies from bird flu in southern ChinaBeijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2011 A bus driver in southern China who contracted the bird flu virus died Saturday, health authorities said, in the nation's first reported human case of the deadly disease in 18 months. The man, surnamed Chen, died in Shenzhen - a boomtown that borders Hong Kong where thousands of chickens have already been culled after three birds tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus in mid-December. He developed a fever on December 21 and was taken to hospital four days later, and diagnosed with se ... read more |
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  42 people die in south India cyclone: report At least 42 people including a French national were killed when a cyclone hit southern India, reports said on Saturday as engineers rushed to restore power supplies knocked out by the gale. ... more | .. |
  China rules protest village had 'valid' complaints Residents of a village in southern China who became a thorn in the Communist Party's side when they protested for more than a week over land grabs had "valid" complaints, state media reported. ... more | .. |
  New China food safety scandal widens to oil, peanuts Chinese authorities in a southern boomtown have detected a cancer-causing toxin in peanuts and cooking oil that was only recently discovered in milk, in the nation's latest food safety scandal. ... more | .. |
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 Thai floods death toll tops 800 The official death toll from months of flooding in Thailand rose above 800 on Saturday, as the country's king said the damage caused by the waters was the "worst ever". ... more | .. |
  Japan's nuclear safety panel received donations: report Almost a third of commissioners and examiners at Japan's nuclear safety commission received donations from the country's nuclear power industry, the Asahi Shimbun reported Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Powerful quake rocks Tokyo region on New Year's Day A major 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Tokyo Sunday as Emperor Akihito led Japan's New Year celebrations by urging people to work together in rebuilding the nation from March's quake-tsunami disaster. ... more | .. |
  Spectacular fireworks ring in New Year The world rang in the New Year on Saturday with a string of spectacular firework displays watched by millions to mark the beginning of 2012. ... more |
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US seeks deals for Alaska energy as Asia representatives visit
Czechs sign nuclear deal with S.Korea firm KHNP: PM
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  Israeli tourist held over massive Chile wildfire Chilean investigators Saturday arrested and later freed on bond an Israeli tourist they believe inadvertently set off a massive wildfire that has ravaged a wide swath of pristine forest in Patagonia. ... more | .. |
  Coup scare points to power struggle in G.Bissau A clash between military units in Guinea-Bissau exposed the tangled affairs of this unstable nation where a powerful army and state are intertwined and cocaine cartels have deep roots. ... more | .. |
  Study: Apes willing to gamble like humans Apes appear to gamble, like humans, by calculating odds of rewards vs. risks in performing tasks, European researchers say. ... more | .. |
  2011 Britain's second warmest year on record 2011 was the second warmest year on record in Britain, the Met Office national weather service said Saturday, a marked swing from a chillier 2010. ... more |
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 Thai floods death toll tops 800 The death toll from months of flooding in Thailand has risen above 800, although the waters have receded in many parts of the country, the government said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Egypt's rocky road to democracy Egypt's journey to democracy is proving anything but smooth as clashes between an agitated population and its temporary military rulers continue. ... more | .. |
 New island forms in Red Sea off Yemen: NASA A new island has appeared off the west coast of Yemen following a volcanic eruption, NASA said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Italian fisherman recovers lost boat after 700-km journey An Italian fisherman has recovered his boat after it escaped from its moorings and drifted 700 kilometres (435 miles) to the coast of southern France, the French coast guard said on Friday. ... more |
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'Aces up the sleeve': Ukraine drone attacks in Russia shake up conflict
Trump says Iran 'slowwalking' as Khamenei opposes nuclear proposal
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 Couple of South African leopards on Malawi mission "The leopards won't like that!" jokes ranger Fyson Suwedi as his pick-up truck rattles along the bumpy road that leads from the airstrip to Malawi's Majete Wildlife Reserve. ... more | .. |
 World Bank releases $500 mln for Philippine flood The World Bank said late Thursday it released $500 million to help the Philippine government's recovery and reconstruction efforts after Tropical Storm Washi tore through the country, killing more than 1,200 and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. ... more | .. |
Guinea Bissau says coup-plotter executed Guinea-Bissau's government has said that its security forces executed a police officer earlier this week as he turned himself in over his role in what the regime describes as a coup bid. ... more | .. |
 Cyclone hits India's southern coast, kills 33 A severe cyclone packing winds of up to 140 kilometres (85 miles) an hour tore into India's southeastern coast on Friday, killing at least 16 people, a senior official said. ... more |
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 Jamaica opposition wins landslide vote Jamaica's leading opposition People's National Party has won a landslide election in a vote driven by concerns about crime, corruption and poverty on the picturesque Caribbean island. ... more | .. |
 Japan indicts Chinese skipper for illegal fishing The skipper of a Chinese fishing boat who was detained after a six-hour high-seas pursuit has been indicted by prosecutors for operating illegally in Japanese waters, a local official said Friday. ... more | .. |
 New contraceptive rule in China sparks outrage A new regulation that requires women buying emergency contraceptives in at least one Chinese city to register their real names and ID card numbers has triggered an outcry on the Internet. ... more | .. |
 Negative ads signal dirty US presidential campaign The blast of negative ads that helped torpedo Newt Gingrich ahead of Tuesday's Iowa caucuses are just a small splatter of the mud set to fly when the eventual Republican nominee goes up against President Barack Obama. ... more |
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 Science taboo for Republicans seeking White House Many of the Republican candidates vying for their party's nod to take on President Barack Obama, dismiss science in favor of strong evangelical faith, playing to a hardline conservative electorate. ... more | .. |
25 held over Bissau 'coup plot', weapons cache seized Twenty-five renegade soldiers involved in an apparent coup plot in Guinea-Bissau are being detained in the capital and at an air base north of Bissau, an AFP reporter said, after the army uncovered a large cache of weapons. ... more | .. |
 New Year despair for Japan's nuclear refugees As most of Japan prepares to ring in the New Year at the end of a traumatic 2011, refugees from the country's nuclear crisis relocated far from home say they have nothing to celebrate. ... more | .. |
  Guyana, Germany ink deal to protect Amazon Guyana inked a 5-million-euro ($6.5-million) deal Thursday with Germany to help the South American country develop and sustain biodiversity in several Amazon protected areas. ... more |
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 How bacteria fight flouride Yale researchers have uncovered the molecular tricks used by bacteria to fight the effects of fluoride, which is commonly used in toothpaste and mouthwash to combat tooth decay. In the Dec. 22 ... more | .. |
  A new theory emerges for where some fish became 4-limbed creatures A small fish crawling on stumpy limbs from a shrinking desert pond is an icon of can-do spirit, emblematic of a leading theory for the evolutionary transition between fish and amphibians. This theor ... more | .. |
 Sea snails help scientists explore a possible way to enhance memory Efforts to help people with learning impairments are being aided by a species of sea snail known as Aplysia californica. The mollusk, which is used by researchers to study the brain, has much in com ... more | .. |
 Rapid evolution in domestic animals sheds light on the genetic changes underlying evolution A complex genomic rearrangement causes a fascinating phenotype in chickens in which a massive expansion of pigment cells not only makes the skin and comb black, but also results in black internal or ... more |
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